Candy package



July 1 1924. 1,499,369

A. W. HOLLAND CANDY l AcKAGE Filed Sept. 20, 1922 WVWT-b 9W hmfrnmyxg/s;

Patented July 1, 1924,

.UNHTED STATES PATENT o FicE.

ANDREW W. HOLLAND, OF SHER-BOR'N, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE'AS-SIGNMENTS, TO WALTER M. LOWNEY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MASSACHU-SETTS.

CANDY PACKAGE.

Application filed September 20, 1922.

T all whom it may concern:

B it known that I, ANDREW W. HOLLAND, of Sherborn, in the county ofMiddlesex and State of Massachusetts, a citizen of the United States,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Candy Packages, of whichthe followin is a specification.

This invention re ates to the packaging of.

'perishable articles, more especially articles which may b damaged bycrushing, and as shown and described is embodied in a package for thetransportation of chocolate bonbons and especially chocolate-coveredcherries and cordials.

My invention will be understood by reference to the drawings in which itis shown in its preferred form.

Figure 1 is a plan of a box embodying my invention with the coverremoved, and

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the box on line 22 Fig. 1.

1 and 2 show a candy box and its cover of usual construction made ofpasteboard, strawboard or th like and covered as is usual withornamental paper. Within this box are two supporting trays a and I),each comprising a flat member 3 having a series of round openings 4 anda downwardly turned flange 5 which extends around it and serves tosupport it. The flange 5 of tray 6 rests on the bottom 0 of the boxwhich serves as a floor therefor. On th floor c and supported in anysuitable manner, rests the tray a which is in all respects like the 85tray 6. A suitable number of trays and floors may be used depending uponthe de th of the box, etc;

The openings 4 are of a size dependent on I the size of the cherry pieceor bonbon to be Serial No. 589,377.

packed. Th bonbons are first placed in crimped paper cups 7 each ofwhich as shown flares upwardly so that the outside of its flaringportion may rest on and be supported by the inner edge of one of theopenings 4 so as to prevent the cup and its bonbon falling through theopening. These cups have flat bottoms to support the bonbons or candyarticles. hen these cups are filled and in place in the trays thebonbons will be prevented from being shaken around or crushed, eachbeing preferably supported abov the level of the bottom of the box orfloor c as the case may be, though the cup may rest slightly on thesupport below it if thought best. The advantage of this constructionwill appear to packers and shippers of candy who realize thedesirability of keeping bonbons separate from each other and holdingthem lightly in place during transportation, especially if the centresof the bonbons are of a semi-liquid character. The crimped portion ofthe cups not only keeps the bonbons from falling through the openings asabove described, but also serves as a means 5 for lifting the bonbon outof the container so that it will not be crushed.

What I claim as my invention is A candy package comprising a box, aplurality of superposed trays fitting within said box and havingdepending supporting flanges and each having a series of openings,floors on which the flanges of the trays rest, combined with upwardlyflaring cups fitting said openings and having flat bottoms to supportthe candy articles.

ANDREW W. HOLLAND.

